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CA SB 1174

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Public contracts: Department of Transportation: bid preferences: employee stock ownership plans.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1174 pass?

The current status of CA SB 1174 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 1174 about?

Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and requires it to improve and maintain the state highways. Existing law authorizes the department to enter into any contracts required for the performance of its duties, as provided. Existing law establishes bid preferences in public contracting for certain types of bidders, including, but not limited to, small business and microbusiness bidders. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2028, require the department to provide certain bid preferences to a contractor or subcontractor with an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) in which 30% or more is owned by the ESOP when the contractor or subcontractor bids or is part of a bid on a state-funded construction contract, as specified. The bill would make it unlawful for a person, contractor, or subcontractor to engage in specified behaviors related to the fraudulent obtaining or retaining of an ESOP bid preference and would subject a person, contractor, or subcontractor engaged in those behaviors to a suspension from bidding on or participating in any contract with the department for certain periods and specified civil penalties.

Who sponsors CA SB 1174?

Valladares is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1174.

Description

Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and requires it to improve and maintain the state highways. Existing law authorizes the department to enter into any contracts required for the performance of its duties, as provided. Existing law establishes bid preferences in public contracting for certain types of bidders, including, but not limited to, small business and microbusiness bidders. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2028, require the department to provide certain bid preferences to a contractor or subcontractor with an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) in which 30% or more is owned by the ESOP when the contractor or subcontractor bids or is part of a bid on a state-funded construction contract, as specified. The bill would make it unlawful for a person, contractor, or subcontractor to engage in specified behaviors related to the fraudulent obtaining or retaining of an ESOP bid preference and would subject a person, contractor, or subcontractor engaged in those behaviors to a suspension from bidding on or participating in any contract with the department for certain periods and specified civil penalties.

Introduced
2026-02-18
Latest action
2026-08-13 — August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Valladaresauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-13

    August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  3. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  4. 2026-06-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  5. 2026-06-15

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  6. 2026-06-01

    Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.

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  7. 2026-05-22

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  8. 2026-05-22

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4419.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  9. 2026-05-20

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  10. 2026-05-14

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4267.) (May 14).

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  12. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  13. 2026-05-04

    May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  14. 2026-04-24

    Set for hearing May 4.

  15. 2026-04-22

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3978.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. 2026-04-09

    Set for hearing April 21.

  17. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3760.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  18. 2026-03-17

    Set for hearing April 7.

  19. 2026-02-26

    Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.

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  20. 2026-02-19

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

  21. 2026-02-18

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-07 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Dahle: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-21 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Reyes: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Valladares: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Do pass

    2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Special Consent

    2026-05-22 · pass · 33-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Rubio: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Becker: other
    • Hurtado: other
    • Padilla: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Stern: other
    • Niello: other
    • Allen: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2026-06-22 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ransom: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-30 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Bryan: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: other
    • Zbur: other

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